1993 Ford Taurus suspension problems

SUSPENSION:FRONT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE COIL SPRINGS AND STRUTS FAILED AND THE SWAY BAR WAS DAMAGED. PRIOR TO THIS INFORMATION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT END WAS LOWER THAN NORMAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98I002000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS) WAS REFERENCED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150,000.

NHTSA complaint #10233620 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AND THE RIGHT SIDE SPRING BROKE. I PARKED THE CAR AND IN ABOUT TWO MONTHS I REPLACED THE WHOLE STRUT . WHEN I WAS DONE I TOOK IT FOR A RIDE AND WENT ABOUT TWO BLOCKS AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE SPRING BROKE.

NHTSA complaint #10225773 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1993 FORD TAURUS. THE FRONT SUSPENSION FELL OUT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE COIL SPRING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 98V094000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

NHTSA complaint #10215092 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD. HAD IT REPAIRED AT LOCAL NEARBY SERVICE STATION. RIGHT TIE ROD WAS RUINED TOO. THIS SPRING HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE FORD DEALER AS PART OF A SAFETY RECALL IN 1998.

NHTSA complaint #10143278 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. HAD TO BE TOWED TO LOCAL SERVICE STATION. BROKEN SPRING COULD NOT BE REMOVED WITHOUT PUNCTURING LEFT FRONT TIRE. ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. THIS SPRING HAD BEEN REPLACED BY THE FORD DEALER AS PART OF A SAFETY RECALL IN 1998. MY RIGHT SPRING FROM THIS RECALL ALSO FAILED THE YEAR BEFORE. SEE COMPLAINT WITH INCIDENT DATE 6/9/2003.

NHTSA complaint #10143279 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS CONCERNING LEAKING HEAD GASKETS. *BF THE VEHICLE HAS HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE WHICH INCLUDE THE INTAKE MANIFOLD, COOLING FAN, IGNITION WIRING, COIL SPRING FAILURE, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, ALTERNATOR, HEAD GASKET AND MUFFLER. WHILE RESEARCHING THE VEHICLE ON NHTSA SITE THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED SEVERAL RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE RELATED THE FAILURES HIS VEHICLE EXPERIENCED.

NHTSA complaint #10097379 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

DRIVERS SIDE FRONT COIL SPRING FRACTURE 1993 FORD TAURUS.

NHTSA complaint #10098903 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, THE FRONT COIL SPRING WAS CUT INTO THE TIRE AND CAUSED A TIRE BLOWOUT. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. *AK RECALL# 98I002000. THE CONSUMER'S SON WAS DRIVING WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED AND ASSUMED THAT THE TIRE WAS THE PROBLEM UNTIL THE OTHER SIDE BLEW OUT. THE SERVICE DEALER FOUND THAT THE FRONT COIL SPRINGS HAD BROKEN AND HAD CUT INTO THE TIRES. LATER, A TRUSTED MECHANIC OF THE CONSUMER'S FOUND THAT THE SPRING CATCHER BRACKET THAT WAS INSTALLED BY FORD HAD FAILED TO PREVENT THE BROKEN SPRING FROM PUNCTURING THE TIRE. (THE STOP GAG MEASURE DID NOT WORK PROPERLY TO RECTIFY THE DEFECTIVE COILS) *SC

NHTSA complaint #10080203 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

SUSPENSION FEELS SHAKY AS WELL AS TRANSMISSION. KEY LOCK IS FAULTY. I HAVE HAD ENGINE PROBLEMS AS YOU CAN SEE WITH HEAD GASKET AND TIMING COVER GASKET. ALSO I HAD TO REPLACE CIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER BUT AIR CONDITIONER NEVER WORKED.

NHTSA complaint #10069218 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

HEAD GASKET FAILURE FRONT RIGHT SPRING FRACTURE

NHTSA complaint #10069514 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

WHEN BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY THE TWO FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE, CAUSING FRONT END TO COLLAPSE.

NHTSA complaint #10045017 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

FRONT COIL SPRINGS FRACTURED WITHOUT WARNING.

NHTSA complaint #10016824 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

RT FROUNT LOWER CONTROLL ARM ASSEMBLY- FROM MILEAGE OF APPROX. 63000 TO PRESENT, 112,000, THE LOWER CONTROLL ARM ASSEMBLY HAS HAD TO BE REPALCED 3 TIMES AND RETORKED 1. I ALSO HAD TO PAY FOR REALIGNMENT AT EACH REPAIR. NOW AFTER THE 3RD REPLACEMENT THE CAR SHIMMIES AND PULLES TO THE LEFT, WHICH IT DID NOT DO BEFORE REPAIR. THE DEALER MORE OR LESS TOLD ME TOO BAD. ONE OF THE REPAIRS WAS NOT DONE BY FORD THERE FOR NOT RELIABLE. THIS CAR HAS A FILE 2 INCHES THICK FROM MAINTENANCE AND REPAIRS. THERE STILL ISN'T ANY EXPAINATION OF WHAT IS CAUSING THE PROBLEM.

NHTSA complaint #10003150 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS A BROKEN COIL SPRINGS RESULTING IN EXCESSIVE VIBRATION ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND EXCESSIVE "BOUNCING" OF THE SUSPENSION. MR

NHTSA complaint #8020704 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

THE CAMPAIGN STATES THAT REGISTERED OWNERS IN CERTAIN STATES WERE NOTIFIED OF THIS DEFECT. MY FATHER, THE ORIGINAL OWNER, WAS NEVER NOTIFIED. OF COURSE, FORD SAYS HE WAS AND SAYS THE US POSTAL SERVICE FAILED. SINCE MY FATHER LIVES IN FLORIDA, I DOUBT THAT HE WAS EVER NOTIFIED. HOW CAN THIS DEFECT BE TRANSFERRED TO ME, THE NEXT OWNER, IF THE ORIGINAL OWNER WAS NEVER NOTIFIED? I THINK FORD SHOULD REPLACE THE BROKEN COIL SPRING, FREE OF CHARGE. THEY ARE REFUSING BECAUSE IT IS PASSED THE DATE (I HAVE BEEN TOLD 2 CONFLICTING END DATES - 12/31/01 AND 7/4/02.) EITHER WAY THEY WILL NOT PAY AND I WOULD LIKE TO DISPUTE.

NHTSA complaint #765596 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH VEHICLE BECAME HARD TO STEER, IT SWAYED TO THE RIGHT. RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING HAD BROKEN. BEFORE BEING TOWED TO DEALER, WHILE PARKED, LEFT COIL SPRING BROKE. THERE IS A RECALL BUT THIS VEHICLE IS NOT AFFECTED DUE TO VIN.

NHTSA complaint #8015477 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

VEHICLE STALLS OUT WHILE DRIVING. CONTACTED DEALER, HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED. HOWEVER, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. HAD HEAD GASKET REPLACED AGAIN. *AK CONSUMER HAS BEEN ADVISED THAT THE ENTIRE ENGINE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, THE PAN PLUG LEFT UNDONE CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE OIL, THE RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED DUE TO OVER TORQUE BOLTS WHICH BURSTED AROUND THE CORE, THE ENGINE IS KNOCKING AND THE OIL LIGHT ILLUMINATED DUE TO LACK OF OIL. CONSUMER HAS LOST TRUST IN THE DEALERSHIP. HEAD LIGHTS FAILED, LIGHT SWITCH WAS REPLACED. THE WIPERS WERE NOISY, DEALER REPLACED THE MULTIFUNCTION SWITCH AND WIPER MOTOR. THERE IS A POPPING NOISE WHEN TURNING, THERE IS A RUBBING NOISE IN THE RIGHT FRONT ON TURNS AND WHEN BACKING UP. THE AIR CONDITIONER IS NOT BLOWING COLD AIR, SHRATER VALVE AND A/C REFRIGERANT WAS REPLACED. THE KEY SWITCH FAILED. THE FAULTY ANTENNA MOTOR FAILED. THE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. TIE ROD WAS REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #8010926 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE RIDES VERY ROUGH. FRONT LEFT SPRING BROKE OFF. THERE ARE TWO RECALLS, 8709 98 I 002 000 AND 8626 98 V 094 000. *AK JLG.

NHTSA complaint #8008463 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION

RIGHT WHEEL IS MAKING NOISE WHENEVER A TURN IS BEING MADE OR COMING TO A STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STRUD ROD/ SUBFRAMES, AND BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #895319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:WHEEL BEARING

RIGHT WHEEL IS MAKING NOISE WHENEVER A TURN IS BEING MADE OR COMING TO A STOP. DEALER NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT STRUD ROD/ SUBFRAMES, AND BUSHING NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #895319 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

THE RACK & PINION PULLS APART AND CAUSES THE FRONT END TO BECOME OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND ALSO CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO STEER TERRIBLY. THE RIGHT FRONT MOTOR MOUNT BURST BECAUSE IT IS HYDRAULIC THIS ALWAYS HAPPENS WHEN THE RACK AND PINION GOES OUT. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO HAS A DEFECT IN THE FOURTH GEAR RATIO AND SHOWS ON THE DIAGNOSTIC COMPUTER WHEN SERVICED.

NHTSA complaint #750898 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH FRONT LEFT TIRE HAD A FLAT. THIS WAS CAUSED BY BROKEN SPRINGS. SPRINGS HAD WEDGED IN TIRE AND, CAUSED IT TO GO FLAT. DEALER CHECKED OTHER STRUTS, ALL SPRINGS WERE BROKEN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED.

NHTSA complaint #892507 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

RECALL 98 I 002 000/FRONT COIL SPRINGS: LEFT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER RECALL CAMPAIGN. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION ON THIS MATTER.

NHTSA complaint #892267 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

RECALL 98 I 002 000/FRONT COIL SPRINGS:REPORTING BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS BROKE WHILE PARKING IN A PARKING LOT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED CONSUMER THAT VEHICLE WAS NOT COVER UNDER RECALL DUE TO VIN. *AK CONSUMER REPLACED SPRING FROM ANOTHER SUPPLIER OTHER THAN FORD. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #891872 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

WHILE PARKING VEHICLE MADE A BANGING NOISE, CONSUMER TRIED TO DRIVE VEHICLE, IT WOULD NOT MOVE BECAUSE COIL SPRING SNAPPED IN HALF, AND WAS PUSHING AGAINST TIRE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

NHTSA complaint #891096 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS

THE VEHICLE FRONT SPRING BROKE, THE CONSUMER REQUESTED THAT THIS PROBLEM BE REPAIRED UNDER RECALL NOTICE 98I-002 BUT WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. NLM

NHTSA complaint #560917 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:REAR

REAR SWAY BAR BROKEN.

NHTSA complaint #9002478 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

BOUGHT VEHICLE USED. WHILE DRIVING 35MPH VEHICLE IT STARTED TO VIBRATE. VIBRATION WOULD STOP, THEN START OVER AGAIN. HAD LOST POWER GOING UPHILL.*AK *SLC

NHTSA complaint #889130 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

SUSPENSION:FRONT

WHILE DRIVING 35MPH VEHICLE STARTED TO VIBRATE. THEN VIBRATION WOULD STOP, AND LATER START OVER AGAIN. WOULD LOSE POWER WHILE GOING UP HILL.*AK RADIATOR LEAKED AND WAS REPLACED, DEALER ALSO REPLACED HEAD GASKETS. *SLC

NHTSA complaint #889132 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.